Benjamin Storrow and E&E News write on the Scientific American website about the potential impact of the latest legislation that is going through the approval process in Washington. Republican Megabill Called a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ for Clean Energy The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed last week by the House would effectively end most clean … Continue reading The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, passed by the US House of Representatives last week, would slow efforts to green the energy system as climate change accelerated
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Impact of cuts to US National Science Foundation by Trump administration
Established in 1950 the National Science Foundation (NSF )is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. It has had a great impact. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using NSF funding. In an article on The Conversation website, Paul … Continue reading Impact of cuts to US National Science Foundation by Trump administration
Energy in Demand News, May 18-19, 2025
In an article about the paradox of climate adaptation spending, a Financial Times newsletter says that many global companies recognise the seriousness of climate-related risks to their business, with 66% of the EU businesses polled confirming that they face threats from the physical impacts of climate change. But, according to the survey last year by … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 18-19, 2025
How efficient are UK homes?
A new study discussed on the Property Reporter website has found that more than half of UK homes have an EPC rating of D or below. The analysts decided to look into data on home EPC ratings to distinguish what the average is, which of the most populated UK areas are the most energy efficient … Continue reading How efficient are UK homes?
Germany’s climate and energy transition: challenges of its new federal government
Climate issues took a back seat during Germany's election campaign. Is that likely to change under the incoming coalition government? Louise Osborne discusses in an article on the Deutsche Welle website. How will Germany's new government tackle climate issues? With the war in Ukraine, high energy prices and a flagging economy contending as the main focus points … Continue reading Germany’s climate and energy transition: challenges of its new federal government
Energy in Demand News, May 11-12, 2025
The Financial Times reported an escalation of scientists’ fears of a breach of the 1.5C warming level set down in the Paris accord, after the latest data showing the monthly average global temperature had topped the threshold for 21 out of the past 22 months. The global average temperature over the 12-month period to the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, May 11-12, 2025
America’s energy transition: the shift from federal to state and local
On the Power website, Vincent Ambrose, chief commercial officer for an energy management solutions provider headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area writes about how delivering energy efficiency measures to the wider public will take a more decentralised approach, following the changes announced by the Trump administration. Policy on Energy Efficiency Moving to States—Here’s … Continue reading America’s energy transition: the shift from federal to state and local
US EPA plans to shut down the Energy Star Program
Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) issued the following statement from its executive director, Steven Nadel: “If you wanted to raise families’ energy bills, getting rid of … Continue reading US EPA plans to shut down the Energy Star Program
UK Opposition leader is on record as backing the need for net zero, so why is she now back-tracking on previous commitments?
In a column for the April issue of Energy in Buildings and Industry, Andrew Warren, who chairs the British Energy Efficiency Federation, and is a friend of EiD, analyses why Kemi Badenoch, leader has suddenly changed her views on the importance of Britain achieving its net zero emissions target, dismissing the OECD’s conclusions of how … Continue reading UK Opposition leader is on record as backing the need for net zero, so why is she now back-tracking on previous commitments?
America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days”
Though early Trump policies have been broadly unfavorable to utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage, experts are bullish on distributed generation and flexible loads. Brian Martucci writes on the Utility Dive website about recent developments. As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs? Amid stiff headwinds for utility-scale renewables and gas, … Continue reading America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days”
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